LibTIFF 4.0.6 TIFF Image tif_dir.c _TIFFVGetField 7pk security

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in LibTIFF 4.0.6. This vulnerability affects the function _TIFFVGetField of the file tif_dir.c of the component TIFF Image Handler. Such manipulation leads to 7pk security. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2015-7554. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, has been found in LibTIFF 4.0.6 (Image Processing Software). Affected by this issue is the function _TIFFVGetField of the file tif_dir.c of the component TIFF Image Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a 7pk security vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-254. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The _TIFFVGetField function in tif_dir.c in libtiff 4.0.6 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid memory write and crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted field data in an extension tag in a TIFF image.

The weakness was presented 01/08/2016 by Hans Jerry Illikainen (Website). The advisory is available at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2015-7554 since 09/29/2015. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 07/02/2022). This vulnerability is assigned to T1211 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 88394 (openSUSE Security Update : tiff (openSUSE-2016-101)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 236058 (Red Hat Update for libtiff (RHSA-2016:1547)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 3 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (88394) and SecurityFocus (BID 79699†). See VDB-9747, VDB-68478, VDB-61154 and VDB-80155 for similar entries. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: 7pk security
CWE: CWE-254
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Nessus ID: 88394
Nessus Name: openSUSE Security Update : tiff (openSUSE-2016-101)
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OpenVAS ID: 14611
OpenVAS Name: Amazon Linux Local Check: alas-2016-733
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09/29/2015 🔍
12/26/2015 +88 days 🔍
01/08/2016 +13 days 🔍
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01/10/2016 +2 days 🔍
01/26/2016 +16 days 🔍
01/27/2016 +1 days 🔍
07/02/2022 +2348 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: libtiff.org

Advisory: 135078⛔
Researcher: Hans Jerry Illikainen
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2015-7554 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-7554
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-80138
SecurityFocus: 79699 - LibTIFF CVE-2015-7554 Invalid Write Memory Corruption Vulnerability

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Entryinfo

Created: 01/10/2016 20:14
Updated: 07/02/2022 16:51
Changes: 01/10/2016 20:14 (62), 06/06/2018 10:58 (20), 07/02/2022 16:44 (4), 07/02/2022 16:51 (1)
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Cache ID: 216:B22:103

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